Vivek Ramaswamy, the upstart entrepreneur aligning himself closely with Donald Trump, faced withering criticism and lashed out at rivals who dissed him at the first Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday. Ramaswamy, who is catching up to Ron DeSantis in GOP presidential primary polls that put the Florida governor at a distant second behind the former president, launched more attacks than anyone on stage — and also received more attacks than any of his rivals, which he said he took “as a badge of honor.”